Driving south into southern Orange County on the 73 fwy, I noticed, off in the distance above hills of Nellie Ranch, 6 lights that took the form of a Christmas Tree. * * * * * * My first impression was that they were flairs dropped by the military, only I have never observed flairs dropped anywhere in Orange county before. The lights then began to fade out at a consitant rate.It reminded me of video seen of the Phoenix lights that were viewed from a distance.